R.J. Simpson

Député de Hay River Nord

Premier ministre
Ministre de l’Exécutif et des Affaires autochtones

R.J. Simpson a été élu à la 20e Assemblée, représentant la circonscription de Hay River Nord. Le 7 décembre 2023, M. Simpson a été élu premier ministre de la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest.

M. Simpson a été élu par acclamation à la 19e Assemblée législative et élu pour la première fois à la 18e Assemblée en 2015.

M. Simpson a été élu pour la première fois à la 18e Assemblée législative en 2015. M. Simpson a été président adjoint de la 18e Assemblée législative, vice-président du Comité permanent des opérations gouvernementales et président du Comité spécial sur les questions de transition. M. Simpson a également siégé au Comité permanent des priorités et de la planification, de même qu’au Comité permanent du développement économique et de l’environnement.

M. Simpson a habité à Hay River toute sa vie. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme d’études secondaires à l’école secondaire Diamond Jenness en 1998, il a décroché un baccalauréat ès arts à l’Université MacEwan et un diplôme en droit à la faculté de droit de l’Université de l’Alberta.

M. Simpson a précédemment travaillé pour le gouvernement du Canada, la Northern Transportation Company limitée, la section locale no 51 des Métis, et Maskwa Engineering.

Pendant ses études en droit, M. Simpson a été président de l’association des étudiants en droit autochtones. Il a également siégé au conseil d’administration du Centre d’amitié Soaring Eagle, à Hay River, et donne de son temps au projet d’éducation Canada-Ghana.

R.J. Simpson
Hay River Nord
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Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
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867-767-9141
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62, promenade Woodland, bureau 104
Hay River Nord NT X0E 1G1
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Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Minister. Do we have any more general comments? Seeing no general comments, what is the wish of the committee, Mr. Beaulieu?

Question 332-18(2): NWT Agricultural Strategy
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to talk about agriculture. I know it seems odd now there's snow on the ground, but we need to be ready for next spring. In the summer of 2015, the Government of the Northwest Territories underwent community consultations for the development of the NWT Agriculture Strategy. We're now in the fall of 2016, and so I would like to get an update from the Minister of ITI to see where that strategy is, to make sure that it's ready to be implemented for next spring? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Minister McLeod. I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone in the gallery for joining us for these proceedings. It's always nice to have an audience. Next on my list, I have Mr. Testart.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Next on my list, I have Mr. Vanthuyne.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Minister McLeod. I apologize. Minister?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 30)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 30)

I now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of Committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 30)

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There's a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable.

---Carried

I will stand and report progress.

Member’s Statement on Recognition of Hay River’s Filipino Community
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 30)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last month in my role as deputy speaker I had the honour and pleasure of hosting her Excellency Petronila Garcia, the Philippine Ambassador to Canada, as well as Consul General Neil Ferrer and his consular outreach team. We spoke on various topics, but primarily we discussed the Filipino Community in the Northwest Territories, and particularly in Hay River.

I was proud to be able to inform her Excellency of the countless positive contributions made by the Filipino Community in Hay River, and I believe she took pride in hearing about how strong and well...

Question 308-18(2): Safety Concerns in Long-Term Care Facilities
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 29)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This morning I spoke about an incident that occurred at the Woodland Manor in Hay River, and I have some questions for the Minister of Health and Social Services about that incident and, I guess, about violence at longterm care facilities in general. Has this incident spurred the department to look into how they can take safeguards to avoid these types of incidents in the future? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.